World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Death-Row Web Cam

Published: January 18, 2005

A maximum-security prison in Bangkwang, on the outskirts of Bangkok, plans to show daily life behind its walls by Web cam, including convicts' last moments before execution. Officials said they hoped the live Internet show would deter potential law-breakers, particularly drug dealers, whom Thailand executes. No start date has been fixed, but cameras have already been installed at the prison, which houses more than 6,000 inmates. Nearly 1,000 are sentenced to death.